American Dental Association

“All ADA members have the right to vote and elect representatives to the ADA House of Delegates ("HOD") through their local and/or state dental association in a national tripartite governance structure. The United States and its territories are divided into 17 districts. Each district elects a trustee to the board who serves a 4 year term. The ADA HOD is the primary legislative body of the ADA which meets annually and elects the officers of the Board of Trustees.”

“The nature of the voting rights of members is described above from Part VI, Line 6. Elections are held on an annual basis for each level of governance.”

“The "House of Delegates" is separate from the governing Board of Directors and must approve both the budget and any changes to the organization's BYlaws.”

“There is no committee with broad authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The Form 990 was reviewed by management prior to filing. Financial Information was compared to the organization's books and records. Responses to questions and additional information was reviewed for appropriateness. Additionally, the Form 990 was provided to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees as well as all members of the Board of Trustees prior to filing.”

“There is an annual review of the conflict of interest policy. Board members and employees at the director level and above are required to sign the conflict of interest disclosure from each year. In-house legal counsel collects and reviews responses and determines necessary action, if any. Individuals who have a disclosed conflict recuse themselves from discussion, and do not vote if there is a direct conflict.”

“The human resources division obtains comparability data on executive director annual salary increases every 3 to 5 years and monitors a comprehensive compensation program. This process was last undertaken in 2024 for the executive director.”

“On an annual basis, the compensation committee of the board of trustees determines and reviews the compensation of the officers and members of the board of trustees while the executive director determines and reviews the compensation of key employees. Employees' salaries are made available to the board of trustees for examination upon request and any deliberations or decisions based on the review is documented in the board minutes. The human resources department reviews comparability data on annual salary increases every 3 to 5 years and monitors a comprehensive compensation program.”

“The American Dental Association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available upon request.”

“ADA entered into a journal publishing agreement to publish, promote, and distribute The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). The amount that the Publisher pays to ADA is primarily related to advertising revenue from the publication.”

“Other - Total Revenue: 834750, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 834750; Advertising - Total Revenue: 118120, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: 118120, Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; ADA Practice Transitions - Total Revenue: 68182, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 68182, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Speaker Fees - Total Revenue: 1671, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 1671;”

“Investment in Sub - 1212755; Pension Related Changes other than Net Periodic Costs - 6854571; Total - 8067326;”